Thiago Alcantara is going to be an awesome player in the future mark my words, prior to the goal, he was winning balls back, dictating the tempo of the offense, and taking shots on goal. Then he scores a sick goal? He's awesome

It seems like the Spain U21 side has an element of directness that previous Spanish teams have lacked. Make no mistake, there is still the familiar tiki-taka whenever they face teams that sit back and try to soak up pressure, but now it seems there is an added decisiveness in their counter-attacking moves. The Spanish are mastering both facets of the attacking game (countering and keeping possession/breaking down deep-sitting teams) and its a real pleasure to watch